Electrodes That Stimulate the Brain Reveal the Roots of Conscious Experience
Applying electric currents reveals the function of varying brain regions and helps to alleviate neurological disorders
Applying electric currents reveals the function of varying brain regions and helps to alleviate neurological disorders
The first successful clinical test of optogenetics lets a person see for the first time in decades, with help from image-enhancing goggles
In some respects, memory is poor. In others, it is astonishingly good
Social-cognitive neuroscience offers insights into the early course of brain development and its connections to autism spectrum disorder
The technology lets people with paralysis perform thought dictation at rates approaching the thumb speeds of texters
Advances in neuroscience and psychology could lead to real-world benefits in education and mental health
Trying to predict a situation impedes memory formation
A new wave of research seeks neurological signatures for a type of amnesia
Researchers demonstrate that during REM sleep, people can hear—and respond to—simple questions such as “What is eight minus six?”
Neither introspection nor brain scans can reveal our deepest thoughts
Scientists search for the neural basis of an enigmatic experience
Noninvasive electrical zaps, tuned specifically to individual brain-activity patterns, appear to reduce checking, hoarding and other compulsions for up to three months
Bee larvae and pupae appear to secrete a chemical that does the work of a late-night cup of coffee for their nurses.
Making predictions up to several days in advance may help with care
A study of adults learning a new language found that speaking primarily activated regions in the left side of the brain, but reading and listening comprehension were much more variable
Nanoparticles that attach to photoreceptors allowed mice to see infrared and near-infrared light for up to two months.
Research suggests that the course of a pregnancy may be shaped by a man’s odor
Behavioral biomarkers and the new science of neuroprediction
A mysterious condition once dismissed as hysteria is challenging the divide between neurology and psychiatry
Scanners try to watch the red-blue divide play out underneath the skull
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